douse

verb

1. put out, as of a candle or a light; “Douse the lights”

   Synonyms

   • put out

   Less specific

   • snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench

2. wet thoroughly

   Synonyms

   • dowse

   Less specific

   • wet

3. dip into a liquid; “He dipped into the pool”

   Synonyms

   • dip, duck

   Less specific

   • dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; “dip the garment into the cleaning solution”; “dip the brush into the paint”

   Synonyms

   • dunk, dip, souse, plunge

   Less specific

   • immerse, plunge

   More specific

   • sop, dip, douse, duck, dabble

5. lower quickly; “douse a sail”

   Less specific

   • roll up, furl

6. slacken; “douse a rope”

   Synonyms

   • dowse

   Less specific

   • slacken, remit

7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face”

   Synonyms

   • drench, dowse, soak, sop, souse

   Less specific

   • wet

   More specific

   • brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, sluice, flush